Charlie McConalogue

To highlight that the failure to reach a qualified majority vote on the renewal of glyphosate is very concerning for the agricultural sector.::To point out that the European Food Safety Authority has identified no critical areas of concern with products containing glyphosate.…

To highlight that the budget of the Department of Agriculture, Food, and the Marine is reduced from €2.14bn to €1.94bn, a 10% reduction. This is a long way short of what is required to bolster a sector which is struggling with high input costs, lower commodity prices and…

To highlight the opportunities and challenges faced by organic dairy, beef and tillage farmers.::To highlight the challenges and rewards of transitioning to organic farming.

To highlight that, in the past number of months, an ever-growing number of items upon which farmers would have previously received VAT refunds under the VAT 58 process for refunding VAT to unregistered farmers, on fixed capital items are no longer qualifying for this refund.::To…

To participate in the 4th National Climate Stakeholder Forum.::To focus on how the Government, Farmers and other stakeholders will promote engagement on climate action.::To seek a meeting with the local council to discuss what they have put in place with regards to the Climate…

Visit to ALDI marquee at National Ploughing Championship, meeting with ALDI and suppliers

Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme (SCEP)::That all farmers in the scheme must be paid in full on all of their eligible animals. The Minister for Agriculture in his mart meetings on CAP committed publicly that all farmers taking part in the SCEP would be paid in full on all of…

To propose that reviews and renewals of reliefs should be announced in advance of Budget Day, and afforded multi-annual timelines rather than on an ad-hoc/annual basis.::To propose the addition of 'and/or partner' after spouse in all relevant Agri-Tax reliefs to recognise the…

To ensure adequate funds were set aside in Budget 24 to meet the needs of people with a disability::To ensure that organisations providing services to people with a disability are funded to meet meet the needs of its service users::Pay parity and equality for staff in S39…

To propose that the discrimination of the application of the Universal Social Charge (USC) between Pay As You Earn (PAYE) and self-employed earners must be removed, aligning the self-employed with PAYE workers.

For those Oireachtas members contacted to send a correspondence to the Minister for Finance in which they would query about the classification of Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) from a 'substitute fuel' to a 'biofuel' in the Finance Act.

Highlight the importance of the Nitrates Derogation to the Rural Economy, seek support for retaining the maximum stocking rate under Ireland's Nitrates Derogation and to outline the actions farmers and coops are taking to improve water quality standards.

To highlight concerns on behalf of Milk Quality Ireland regarding changes to interpretation related to the treatment of VAT for essential farm infrastructure such as milk bulk tanks and milking equipment.

Awareness of investment

To get support from councillors and public representatives in relation to the issue underlying the threatened strike.